Crossing the Delaware — a Holiday Surprise
On Christmas night, 1776, George Washington led 2,400 soldiers across an icy Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey — a turning point when morale was at its lowest.
Books
- Crossing the Delaware: A History in Many Voices by Louise Peacock
- When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots by Lynne Cheney
- Christmas, 1776 by Brian J. Benjamin
Links
- Washington Crossing the Delaware — interactive image of the Emanuel Leutze painting on PBS LearningMedia
- 10 Facts About Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware River — Mount Vernon
- Washington Crossing the Delaware — MetKids, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Movies
- The Crossing — Jeff Daniels plays George Washington in this dramatization of the surprise attack on the Hessians at Trenton.
TV Shows
- Liberty’s Kids — Season 1, Episode 19